Cadence and her drawing

Here is some of... Cadence's art work that I...

Have been enjoying...

These past few days...

I have noticed that she has gone through a drawing stage. Not to sure how good it is for being 4, but at least you can tell what it is, so that does say something for her. I love that she is getting creative and wanting to learn and do so many things that I truly wish that our budget would allow. Trying to make up for those things that she wants so bad is really pulling at the heart strings. I have always wanted to be able to allow my kids to be able to take the classes and buy the equipment that is needed for them to further their learning, but yet at times I feel that I have failed them this opportunity. Although Cadence has a laundry list full of things that she wants to learn, I feel that some of those are important, like learning how to read and to know what sound each letter makes. I am going to take what money Clint gives me from our income tax and go out and buy her these things that would be most helpful to her learning. I got an idea in writing a little story book, putting them in a little photo album with really easy words for her to learn and having her learn that way until I can get her the things that will really help her to learn to read. I will post pictures of that on a different day!

What I have noticed here this past week about my kids is it seems that they have traded places in the whole bedtime routine. Cadence, who has been the biggest night owl for most of her life, is now going to sleep each night at a pretty reasonable time. As with Chazlyn, she is the one that would always go down for the night fairly early, is now staying up way later than usual. It is driving me nuts!! I am beginning to wonder, is this normal? What has brought on this change? Is it something that I did as the parent that has caused them to switch? It is really nice to see Cadence getting the sleep that she needs now. Before, she would be asleep after me, and be awake in the morning shortly after I was up, which is to early for her to be waking up. But now... she is going to be by no later than 10pm and sleeping until almost 9am each morning. I have been able to tell what a happier kid she has become since her sleeping habits have changed. I knew that there was no way possible for her to be getting enough sleep for her age, but then there really wasn't a lot I could do. And the night terrors were the worst with her, since she wasn't getting an adequate amount of sleep. Now if I could just get Chazlyn to do the same thing...